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Attend Your Spring Region Meeting ........................................................ 2 Post-Convention Offerings & 2018 Convention Proposals ................................................................... 4 Welcome the 2017–2018 TMEA Executive Board ..............................13 Arts Education Day at the Capitol Images ...........................................17 Urban Music Education Roundtable Session Feedback.....................20 Congratulations Four-Year All-State Musicians ...................................26 2017 Clinic/Convention Images ............................................. 28, 46, 66 Nominate Students for the Texas Music Scholar Award .....................37 Congratulations TMEA Scholarship Recipients ...................................38 Bob Morrison Keynote Highlights: Dreams of our Founding Fathers ..........................................................48 2017 Clinic/Convention Survey Information........................................58 Eric Booth Keynote Highlights: Cultivating Artistic Experiences ........60 TMEA Membership, Convention Attendance & Meeting Minutes ......77

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President’s Notes ..................................................................................................................6 by Andy Sealy

Executive Director’s Notes..................................................................................... 14 by Robert Floyd

Band Notes ................................................................................................................................ 33 by Joe Muñoz

Orchestra Notes .................................................................................................................. 42 by Brian Coatney

Vocal Notes ............................................................................................................................... 50 On the cover: Members of the 2017 All-State Mixed Choir, Symphonic Band, and Symphony Orchestra perform during the Second General Session. Photo by Karen Cross.

by Derrick Brookins

Elementary Notes .............................................................................................................. 62 by Casey Medlin

College Notes ......................................................................................................................... 69 by Si Millican Southwestern Musician | April 2017

Editor-in-Chief: Robert Floyd

Attend Your Spring TMEA Region Meeting

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Managing Editor: Karen Cross

kcross@tmea.org 512-452-0710, ext. 107 Fax: 512-451-9213

TMEA Executive Board President: Andy Sealy sealya@lisd.net 4207 Plano Parkway, Carrollton, 75010 469-948-3011 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Hebron HS

President-Elect: Robert Horton rhorton@conroeisd.net 3205 West Davis Street, Conroe, 77304-2039 936-709-1200 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Woodlands HS

Past-President: Dinah Menger d.menger@sbcglobal.net 1305 Westcrest Drive, Arlington, 76013 817-891-1095 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fort Worth ISD

Band Vice-President: Joe MuĂąoz munozj@pearlandisd.org 3775 South Main Street, Pearland, 77581 281-997-3219 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Pearland HS

Orchestra Vice-President: Brian Coatney brian.coatney@pisd.edu 1313 Mossvine Drive, Plano, 75023 469-752-9396 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Plano Senior HS

Region Date

Time

Location

May 13

10:00 a.m. meeting, Amarillo HS Cafeteria 9:30 a.m. food

May 13

10:00 a.m.

Guyer HS, Denton

May 13

10:00 a.m.

Lake Highlands HS

May 12

5:00 p.m.

Mt. Pleasant HS

May 21

2:00 p.m.

Martin HS

April 22

1:00 p.m.

Permian HS Graham HS

April 29

10:00 a.m.

May 6

10:00 a.m. meeting, Midway HS 9:30 a.m. food

May 6

9:00 a.m.

Tomball Memorial HS

May 1

6:30 p.m.

Lamar Univ Music Bldg

May 6

12:00 p.m.

Brackenridge HS

April 30

2:30 p.m.

Madison HS

May 7

2:00 p.m.

George Ranch HS

May 20

10:00 a.m.

Del Mar College

April 24

2:00 p.m.

Sharyland Pioneer HS

May 1

5:00 p.m. meeting 4 p.m. steering cmt

Frenship HS

derrick.brookins@pisd.edu 2200 Independence Parkway, Plano, 75075 469-752-9430 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Plano Senior HS

May 13

9:30 a.m meeting; 9:00 a.m. food

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Elementary Vice-President: Casey Medlin

April 22

10:00 a.m. meeting, Akins HS 9:30 a.m. food

May 6

10:00 a.m.

Vocal Vice-President: Derrick Brookins

casey.medlin@fortbendisd.com 5555 Long Prairie Trace #618, Richmond, 77407 281-634-4634 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Brazos Bend Elementary

College Vice-President: Si Millican si.millican@utsa.edu One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, 78249 210-458-5334 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; UT/San Antonio

TMEA Staff Executive Director: Robert Floyd | UĂ R\G@tmea.org Deputy Director: Frank Coachman | fcoachman@tmea.org Administrative Director: Kay Vanlandingham | kvanlandingham@tmea.org Advertising/Exhibits Manager: Tesa Harding | tesa@tmea.org Membership Manager: Susan Daugherty | susand@tmea.org Communications Manager: Karen Cross | kcross@tmea.org Financial Manager: Laura Kocian | lkocian@tmea.org Information Technologist: Andrew Denman | adenman@tmea.org Administrative Assistant: Rita Ellinger | rellinger@tmea.org

70($ 2IĂ&#x20AC;FH Mailing Address: P.O. Box 140465, Austin, 78714-0465 Physical Address: 7900 Centre Park Drive, Austin, 78754 Phone: 512-452-0710 | Toll-Free: 888-318-TMEA | Fax: 512-451-9213 Website: www.tmea.org 2IĂ&#x20AC;FH +RXUV Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Friday, 8:30 A.M.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4:30 P.M.

Pasadena Memorial HS

May 6

9:00 a.m.

Duncanville HS

May 6

10:00 a.m.

Bullard HS

May 22

11:00 a.m. meeting, UTEP 10:00 a.m. UIL

May 13

9:00 a.m. meeting, 8:30 a.m. food

Taylor HS (Katy ISD)

May 13

10:00 a.m.

Plano West SHS

May 20

10:00 a.m.

McKinney North HS

April 27

6:00 p.m.

Stony Point HS

May 13

9:00 a.m.

Cypress Creek HS

May 13

10:00 a.m. meeting; Harlingen CISD PAC 9:30 a.m. food

May 20

12:00 p.m.

Brandeis HS

May 6

10:00 a.m.

Chisholm Trail HS

May 13

10:00 a.m.

Pat May Center

April 25

6:00 p.m.

Rowe HS

May 13

10:00 a.m.

Dekaney HS

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TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY ALL-STATE CHOIR CAMP June 21 – 24, 2017 (Wednesday – Saturday) SCHOOL OF MUSIC • TALKINGTON COLLEGE OF VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS LUBBOCK, TEXAS

WELCOME

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The Texas Tech All-State Choir camp has been in existence for over 20 years. Each year we bring outstanding musicians and choral educators to Lubbock to teach high school choral students from around the state. Students have the opportunity to get a head start on the AllState and Region choir audition music, as well as attend classes taught by Texas Tech Vocal Faculty and area choral directors. Camper will have a comprehensive musical experience during the TTU All-State Choir Camp as they explore all aspects of their vocal instrument and musicianship.

Any student who will enter the 9th through 12th grades is welcome to attend. This four-day event is a musically comprehensive choral camp that will prepare students on the Texas Regional and All-State audition repertoire, as well as provide opportunities for exploration of all aspects of choral singing and musicianship. Both the “Large School” and “Small School” repertoire will be rehearsed.

ALL-STATE SCHOLARSHIP Any student who is an All-State Choir Member will receive a $100 scholarship toward Choir Camp tuition!

SUPERVISION Our camp faculty and staff supervise students closely at all times. In addition, University Police and Lubbock Police constantly monitor campus events.

HOUSING

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On-Campus

Students will be in the TTU Residence Halls. Rooms are air-conditioned and include linens. Meals are provided through the residence dining hall (vegetarian options available).

Off-Campus

Students may purchase meals in the dining hall or at restaurants in the Student Union Building, attached to the Music Building (vegetarian options available).

CAMP STAFF Camp Director & Clinician Dr. Carolyn Cruse Texas Tech University

Visiting Clinician Dr. Jonathan Reed Michigan State University

Soprano Section Leader Kathryn Zetterstrom Allen High School

Tenor Section Leader Aaron Lucero Newman Smith High School

Alto Section Leader Katie Webb Garland High School

Bass Section Leader Jared Hardy Chisholm Trail High School

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Post-Convention Offerings Clinic Handouts

CPE RECORDS

To view and save the clinic handouts that were provided, go to www.tmea.org/convention and log in to the personal schedule page. An icon will display next to the clinic name if the clinician provided a handout for download.

CPE credit is available only to TMEA active members and out-of-state registrants who attended the convention. Attendees with family or visitor badges and retired or student members do not have access to create CPE records. Go to www.tmea.org/cpe.

Clinic Audio Files

1. Create or update your online personal schedule. 2. Verify the clinics you attended to completion. 3. Save your CPE selections. 4. Print your CPE record and submit it to your administrator. Keep a copy for your records.

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Offering over 300 professional development clinics is one of the most amazing aspects of the TMEA Clinic/Convention! Some of our most popular clinics are presented by members just like you. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to create a detailed proposal to submit for next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event. Share what you know and help colleagues across the state return home with new ideas and strategies!

Attendees want to learn about the following: rehearsal techniques, classroom management, teaching methods, repertoire selection, instrument methods, technology integration, recruiting/retention, urban/rural challenges and solutions, conducting techniques, advocacy/ administrative support, and much more.

Your proposal should offer a complete summary of what you will present, and the title should be an obvious indicator of the content. Submit a short biographical statement on each clinician. Be prepared to offer a very short summary as well as descriptive details about what you will present, how, and to what audience.

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PRESIDENT’S NOTES

B Y

A N D Y

S E A L Y

In Memoriam FRED JUNKIN July 9, 1927–March 10, 2017

Convention recap

ach year I leave the TMEA Clinic/Convention more amazed by the depth of preparation and the endless attention to detail needed to fulfill the expectations of our membership. Right out of the starting gate at the President’s Concert, the fluid, collaborative musicianship of Sweden’s The Real Group set the pace for the entire convention. From the inspirational and entertaining presentations by our keynote speakers, Bob Morrison and Eric Booth, to the performances by all of our Honor and Invited groups, there were hundreds of opportunities for professional growth, motivation, affirmation, and rejuvenation. Our convention culminated in a daylong series of thrilling performances by our All-State ensembles. Texas teachers and students are fortunate to be affiliated with such a strong organization that understands the importance of amazing student performances and of exciting, relevant information that can be implemented on the first day back from the convention. As you’ll see on page 77 of this issue, our 2017 convention once again set a new record for attendance, with 29,623 being our official total. While the majority of attendees are Texans, we also welcomed many music teachers and exhibitors from countries around the world! TMEA staff members work year-round, preparing every facet of the convention while concurrently managing the daily operations of the organization and its members and students. The level of detail is mind-boggling and is a

Our annual convention offers each of us inspiring reminders about why we chose to dedicate ourselves to sharing our passion for music with all students. 6

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April/May—Attend your spring Region meeting. April 1–June 1—Submit proposals for the 2018 TMEA Clinic/Convention. May—TMEA membership year opens for online and mail/fax submission. May 1—Texas Music Scholar nomination materials postmark deadline. June 30—All 2016–2017 TMEA memberships expire. July 20–22—TBA/TCDA/TODA conventions in San Antonio. December 31—TMEA convention mail/fax preregistration deadline. January 25—TMEA convention online early registration deadline. February 14–17, 2018—TMEA Clinic/ Convention in San Antonio.

powerful testament to the professionalism and devotion of the entire TMEA staff. Thanks and congratulations go to each TMEA staff member! Thanks also go to presenters, clinicians, organizers, judges, and many volunteers on so many levels who offer a portion (or, in some cases, all) of their convention experience to facilitate the greater music education community. We also appreciate the expanding participation of our industry partners and their willingness to travel, purchase booth space, and exhibit valuable classroom resources. Once again, our divisional VicePresidents selected a stimulating slate of clinic sessions and worked tirelessly coordinating auditions, rehearsals, and performances. Keep in mind that these folks serve TMEA in a sincere and selfless manner in addition to fulfilling their day jobs as practicing, successful music educators. Thanks go to our outgoing Board members for their dedication and leadership to this association: Penny Meitz, Orchestra Vice-President; Juli Salzman, Elementary Vice-President; and Keith Dye, Past-President. Special thanks go

to Dinah Menger, who will continue on the Board as TMEA’s Immediate PastPresident. Her vision, leadership, and dedication to the members is impeccable, and her presidential focus on supporting our members who teach in urban and underserved schools will continue to have a far-reaching impact. During the convention, TMEA members voted in new Executive Board members: Brian Coatney, Orchestra Vice-President; Derrick Brookins, Vocal Vice-President; Casey Medlin, Elementary Vice-President; and Robert Horton, President-Elect (who previously served as Vocal Division Vice-President). I look forward to serving alongside these outstanding educators in the days to come. As you are well aware, student demographics continue to change in Texas. More and more of our students are coming to our classrooms from challenging settings, from intense poverty, from single-parent households, and they arrive with special needs of increasing urgency. More and more of our districts are underresourced and under-funded and face tremendous pressure to raise standardized test scores. Each of the four Urban Music

Education Roundtable sessions held during our convention were well attended. It was gratifying to see so many energized teachers gathered together exchanging ideas, resources, and sharing a communal “you are not alone” mindset. Many of these passionate educators had never before felt like they had a role in our organization and relished the opportunity to lend their voices to the collective discourse. These teachers understood not only that they could make a difference in a child’s life but also that they absolutely, positively had to make a difference in their students’ lives. For them, music education is far beyond a calling, beyond a labor of love. They understand that music is a vital ingredient to their students’ opportunities for success and sometimes survival. It is critical that TMEA as an organization validate and support the teachers practicing fine arts education in these difficult environments. This is an ongoing and complicated challenge for the entire membership. The Executive Board will continue to facilitate discussion and concrete engagement moving forward. Starting on page 20 of this issue, you can learn more on this topic from attendees who

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discussed their challenges and opportunities with others during these roundtable sessions. 2018 TMEA Clinic/Convention Despite the overwhelming success of the 2017 TMEA Clinic/Convention, please take advantage of opportunities for reflection and feedback. If there are individual presenters or topics you want to see addressed in the 2018 convention program, this is the time to have a direct impact in the organizational decision-making process. I encourage you to consider either for yourself or someone you hold in high professional regard the opportunity to submit a clinic proposal for the 2018 Clinic/Convention. The submission process is online and open from April 1 until June 1 (learn more on page 4). In early June each division Vice-President

reviews the submitted clinic proposals and selects a slate of clinic sessions. In July, prior to the issuance of invitations to present, the slate of selected clinics is reviewed by TMEA leadership and the Executive Board. Selected clinicians are notified in August and scheduled during the fall. TMEA Centennial The TMEA centennial is coming in 2019–2020. The Executive Board and the TMEA staff have begun preliminary discussions about the scope and magnitude of possible events, concerts, and commissions marking the celebration. At this early juncture the Board and staff are pursuing two strands of thought. First, that the 2020 TMEA Clinic/Convention should contain a series of substantial events commemorating the anniversary while main-

taining the cornerstones of valuable clinic offerings, honor group concerts, and, most importantly, participation by our talented All-State musicians. Second, our centennial should include a cross-divisional, yearlong tribute to arts education in our state. Our centennial will open the door to greater opportunities for advocacy and intensely heightened community awareness. Discussions are in progress, and we welcome your suggestions and input. It is important for members to have a voice in the planning and the execution of the celebration. Member buy-in and participation are essential. You should have the opportunity to offer your opinions via an online survey in the near future. In the meantime, please do not hesitate to submit your suggestions directly to the TMEA staff or Executive Board.

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S NOTES

B Y

R O B E R T

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Sometimes good things just happen—or do they?

ne of the challenges we face with our work at the capitol and with the State Board of Education is educating decision makers about the importance and value of arts education. Certainly, it is more challenging when the elected official was not a part of a quality fine arts program in our schools, or their children weren’t. Sharing our message, then, becomes more critical in nature to secure their support on an arts-related issue. During my 23 years as TMEA Executive Director, however, there have been times when we have had the great fortune of an extraordinary number of policy makers in office who recognized the value of how we serve students in our fine arts classrooms. Three such individuals who represent this immediately come to mind. One former commissioner of education was the parent of an All-State percussionist, and another commissioner credits fine arts study in high school as having given his children direction and focus at a most needed time in their lives. In addition, the son of a former vicechair of the SBOE is soon to graduate from an arts magnet school and recently landed a major role at Casa Mañana in West Side Story. These indeed are wonderful examples of such good fortune, but at no time has that pendulum been more in our favor than now. Let me give you some current examples. The daughter of the vice-chair of the State Board of Education just returned

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from a tour of Annie in Indonesia and is auditioning in New York for future musical theater roles. The son of a recent SBOE chair is an actor/writer/filmmaker living in Los Angeles and performing quite successfully in a comedy/satire group that is gaining in popularity on YouTube and in local performance venues and commercials. Two other SBOE members either have conducted or are conducting children’s choirs at their respective churches. Another was the drum major of his high school band, and yet another was a folkloric dancer. Finally, the longest serving member of the current Board is mother to a daughter who had a successful acting career in New York City. Moving on to the Texas Legislature, good fortune is with us during this current session as well. The Senate Education Committee Chair’s daughter was part of a highly successful choral program and pursued music as a major in college. At our recent convention I bumped into the vice-

chair of that same committee—he was there to hear two of his grandsons perform in All-State Choirs. He now serves as co-chair of our Arts Education Caucus in the Senate. The current chair of the House Public Education Committee has a daughter who is also a choir member in her high school, and this legislator recently accepted the position as co-chair of the Arts Education Caucus in the House. I cannot emphasize enough the authority and power of the chairs of these two education committees. While they may not support us on every issue, they certainly will listen to our concerns and give serious consideration to our input. In addition, the significant number of legislative staff members I encounter at the capitol who had meaningful fine arts experiences in high school always brings a sigh of relief, as they get the importance of supporting arts programs in our schools throughout the state. We don’t have to educate them. Staffers play a major role

Arts Education Day at the Capitol Thanks go to the directors and students of the seven music and dance ensembles who participated in Arts Education Day at the Capitol on March 6. Students distributed arts advocacy materials to our state leaders and performed in the capitol rotunda and extension. In meeting legislative staff members and offering incredible performances, they communicated how essential fine arts education is for all students. See the adjacent page for event images.

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in informing and shaping the opinions of their bosses as they move to the floor to cast a vote. When I lead staff development sessions on advocacy and share legislative updates, I tell these stories and attribute the core of our success not primarily to what TMEA and I have done but mostly just to this good fortune. More and more, it has become abundantly clear to me that these experiences were not a result of happenstance. The odds of such positive arts-related experiences by state leadership or their children have been significantly increased by the number of quality fine arts programs in our schools throughout the state. And those quality programs are directly tied to the effectiveness and skills of our teachers leading the programs, no matter whether music, art, theater, or dance. In this current legislative session there have been no critical issues that have demanded our response and attention. My January column highlighted our legislative priorities, so I will not restate those, but I assure you they are still our priorities from now until the end of May. You may also find that list on the homepage of our website. As always, our primary goal is to not lose ground in law and rule so that arts programs continue to be protected at the state level. As this column goes to press, our number-one priority is to secure and maintain a presence for fine arts in some capacity in the A–F accountability system. We could be reaching a critical juncture any day now in terms of the direction the revised plan may go. We may need your help to convince your legislators that in A–F, districts and campuses should be recognized for providing quality fine arts programs for their students. We will notify you via email if we need your help. Our lobbyist aptly states that one person does not have to do everything when it comes to advocacy, but everyone must do something. Be willing to do your part. Meanwhile, be mindful of the fact that our greatest advocacy tool continues to be music programs that are valued by students, parents, administrators, boards of education, and communities. Who knows when you may be teaching and molding the attitude and mindset of a future policy maker or one of their children as it relates to fine arts in Texas schools.

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URBAN MUSIC Over 100 attendees engaged in a different kind of educational opportunity during our recent convention. Instead of sitting in organized rows, listening to the expert behind a podium, they gathered around tables, actively learning from their collective experience. In this case, the topic was urban music education. College music education majors sat with 30-year veterans discussing inherent challenges and success strategies for connecting with students in extreme learning environments. Participants in TMEA’s 2016 Urban Music Summer Dialogue requested these convention sessions so more educators could benefit from this format. To continue our focus on this topic, we offer the following ideas and advice gained from the convention urban music education dialogue attendees.

IDEAS The reward is always in the children. I admire each of my students for something that is authentic and unique to them, and I see their development as caring, empathetic people as they go through school. —Elizabeth Cooper, Blackshear ES (Austin ISD) 20 Southwestern Musician | April 2017

Children will not perform well for someone they do not like or respect. We must build community and trust with our students so that they are more willing to comply. This means we need to try to understand and appreciate their world before they are forced to understand and appreciate ours. —Faith Cuminato, Perez ES (Austin ISD) During the round table a teacher from Houston shared what he says every day in his band room: “No excuses. We are a family.” I have never used those words but I will from now on. I don’t have kids, and think of my students as such. Many do not have a father figure at home. In our band room they call each other brother and sister. The family vibe is very real and as emotionally draining and strengthening as if we were blood-related. It reassures my views that music is the vehicle I use to help my kids. We give them a purpose for going to school, shelter, food, family, and so much more than just an ability to play an instrument. —Brent Schooley, South Hills HS (Fort Worth ISD) We need to put more importance in small things (like a pencil). —Brooke Potter, Dunbar MS (Lubbock ISD)

EDUCATION We should be building relationships with students, parents, and community. We must understand different coping mechanisms used by our students. And we need to look for ways to offer assistance to our students (e.g., with concert clothes, instruments, lessons). Each of us must sell our program no matter where it is. —Sandra Shaffer, Beverly Hills IS (Pasadena ISD) You cannot teach children about anything until they trust you. They will begin trusting you when they realize that you’re vested in making them better than they ever thought they could be. The students need to know that we are interested not only in their successes in school but also in their community. —Marian Pryor, Smith ES (Duncanville ISD) Kids are kids no matter the background. Meet students where they are and take them where they should be. —Adavion Wayne, Garden Villas ES (Houston ISD) Building relationships with students is 80% of the beginning of school. You cannot begin to teach until students trust you. You have to spend time in their neighborhood to truly understand your school community. It will take a long time to build a program, but once it’s there, the support will be fierce. —Meredith Riggs, Hart ES (Austin ISD)

Seeing students enthusiastic about music despite their background and underexposure is the reward. —Shaunda Butler, Brashear ES (Dallas ISD)

ADVICE Try to understand your community. Know what the expectations are from administrators and families, and realize that those two groups may not aspire to the same. —Robert Medina, Temple HS (Temple ISD) Do not try to reinvent the wheel during the first couple of years, seek advice from mentors, and see what works for other teachers who have more experience. Modify or tweak things if needed to make it work for you and your circumstances. —Enrique Andino, Henderson ES (Dallas ISD) People tell you that you have to continue to have high expectations for your students. It doesn’t mean that your kids will perform at the same level as those in more affluent neighborhoods. It means that your kids should perform to the best of their abilities. When you see growth, that is what matters most. I like to show students how much they have learned since the beginning of the year. I video-record each student reading a piece in September and again in May. I Southwestern Musician | April 2017 21

ask the group if anyone will show their recordings to the rest of the class. After the first kid volunteers, it never fails that everyone in the class wants to show off how far they’ve come since September. —Faith Cuminato, Perez ES (Austin ISD) Practice patience and observation; then, more patience and planning; then, more patience and staying on top of schedules. —John L. Cornelius II, Prairie View A&M Univ Understand that all kids can learn! Urban students are no different from any other students, but the challenges that are roadblocks to learning are different from others. Acknowledge the challenges, and work to remove them so the child can learn without restrictions. Don’t lower your expectations. They can achieve what you say they can achieve! —Adavion Wayne, Garden Villas ES (Houston ISD) Have commitment and know that all students want to learn and be successful. —Dick Clardy (Fort Worth ISD) This is a calling, not a job. This position is not for the weak hearted but for the strong, and your goal should always be to see the success of the students. —Kuan L. Mitchell, DRAW Academy Charter (Houston) Be prepared to be frustrated, but don’t give up. Don’t give into negativity or make generalizations. It takes time to see change. —Jonathan Adamo, Long MS (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) Be flexible and patient. Get plenty of parental support in various ways. Be creative. —Darryl Williams, Texas College (Tyler) Check your assumptions at the door. Don’t assume you know what your kids are going through or how they behave. Let them show you, and show them you are open to learning about them. Give them structure and high expectations, but take time to learn what their musical experiences have been so you can develop plans that suit their needs. Advocate for your program with administration—show them that it has value and needs structure and stability. Do your best to keep your cool at 22 Southwestern Musician | April 2017

all times; for some students, raising your voice turns you into just another adult in their life who only yells and doesn’t listen. Be patient! Building a program takes years of work. Every year will get better. —Brandi Pace, Van Zandt-Guinn ES (Fort Worth ISD) Have patience and understanding. Always remind yourself that you are there for the children. If the children are at the forefront of every decision you make, the environment will be what they make of it. Hang in there for the long haul! —Jesse Espinosa, Waltrip HS (Houston ISD)

I have the freedom to break ties with some traditional elements and use ideas and methods that are outside the box to better serve my students. I feel as though I can actually make an impact on their lives for the better. Alan Guckian, Eastside Memorial HS (Austin ISD)

Tour the community in which you will work. Get students or a family member to take you around where they live and work. This opens up dialogue that can be very helpful. One school where I worked took the faculty on school buses around the attendance zone to see where the kids lived. It was quite an eye-opener for some teachers. Our attendance zone has a wide disparity of wealth and poverty. —Sandra Shaffer, Beverly Hills IS (Pasadena ISD) Investigate the culture of the community you serve. Find common ground on which to build relationships. —Shaunda Butler, Brashear ES (Dallas ISD) Don’t be afraid to ask for help or explanations! Talk with teachers who have been at your school the longest; talk with parents; talk with the other music teachers in your cluster. Go to your music teacher meetings! —Linda Richter, Raba ES (Northside ISD) Take the time to build relationships and expectations early on. Revisit the reason for those expectations often, because if students know why, it’s more meaningful. It will take a few years before the students are truly yours, so keep working. —Meredith Riggs, Hart ES (Austin ISD) Find ways to get to know your students so they will trust you. If they know you care and they know you are interested in their lives, they will go with you as you teach the music. Also, have some knowledge of what they listen to—this goes a long way when you’re having the casual conversations that build relationships. —Karen Batsel, Bowie HS (Arlington ISD) Work on one thing at a time. There will always be a million challenges in an urban school environment, and you will always be behind. So pick a goal. In the first semester, I’m going to work on learning one thing about each kid that is unrelated to school. Or, I’m going to make an effort to engage in discipline that is steeped in kindness for the next month. Or, I’m going to

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call one parent to tell them something good every day the week of April 10. Make the goals actionable and finite. Be prepared for failure. And then move on to the next one. —Elizabeth Cooper, Blackshear ES (Austin ISD) Let your students know you love them, and tell them when you’re proud of them, even if it may require tough love sometimes. You’re not their friend; you’re their teacher, but that doesn’t mean they have any less value as young human beings or that their thoughts, opinions, and stories aren’t important, too. —Catherine Olivier, Hutchinson MS (Lubbock ISD) Make a connection with your kids. Treat them as individuals and motivate them to want more for themselves in music and in life. Always ask for advice from other teachers. Collaboration will

help you problem-solve and save your sanity. —Kelly Flores, Hudson MS (Garland ISD) Not every kid will be able to take private lessons, not every kid will be able to afford his own horn, and some kids will require more attention from you. You will have to be more than just their teacher, you will have to be their counselor, their coach, their tutor, their private lessons teacher, and in some cases, their parent. You must have the right mindset if you are going to teach in a Title I school. —Eric Wright, Willowridge HS (Fort Bend ISD) I believe many college students tend to observe and, for that matter, choose to student-teach in schools that we would consider perfect teaching environments. They need to observe and research not-so-

perfect environments. Perfect teaching assignments are not the norm. Students need to get out and see what it is really like to teach in a normalto-tough school. —Cristina Newton, Evans MS (Lubbock ISD) Don’t be afraid to work in urban schools, no matter what your university told you. Officials at my university told me not to work for my current district. I am glad I ignored that advice. —Sara Cox, Holland ES (Dallas ISD) Be firm, fair, and consistent with discipline! Be loving, but don’t let them get away with anything. You can be strict and nice at the same time. Respect is huge to our students! Find a way to show them why it should be important to them. —Brooke Potter, Dunbar MS (Lubbock ISD)

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Evan Arnold, Reagan HS, Tuba Andres Bryan, Cypress Creek HS, B-flat Clarinet Johnny Chang, Flower Mound HS, B-flat Clarinet Lesly Hinojosa, Roma HS, Flute

TMEA All-State Orchestras

Wil Brookhart, McCallum HS, String Bass Gini Choi, Nelson HS, Violin Daniel Christensen, Richland HS, Cornet/Trumpet Jonathan Churchett, Anderson HS, Bassoon Gilberto Garcia, Valley View HS, Percussion Macklyn Hutchison, Westwood HS, Viola Tim Im, Trinity Valley School, Violin Gahwon Lee, Plano West Senior HS, Cello Grace Leung, Liberty HS, Violin Rituparna Mukherjee, Bellaire HS, Viola Jiakai Pan, Bellaire HS, Violin Kathleen Ran, Health Careers HS, Violin Helen Zhou, Seven Lakes HS, Violin

TMEA All-State Choirs

Cassandra Beato, Eastlake HS, Soprano Emily Cousins, Kingwood HS, Soprano Kenneth Fernandes, Cinco Ranch HS, Tenor Janson Guillen, Veterans Memorial HS, Bass Courtney Lawson, Denton HS, Soprano Seneca Mick, Permian HS, Soprano Rachel Rankey, Martin HS, Soprano Kiley Rovegno, Atascocita HS, Alto Nadjalie Santos, Rayburn HS, Alto Tevae Shoels, Tascosa HS, Tenor Mikayla Simonsen, Reagan HS, Soprano Hailey Vestal, White Oak HS, Soprano

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How did we do that? April/May—Attend your spring Region meeting. April 1–June 1—Submit proposals for the 2018 TMEA Clinic/Convention. May—TMEA membership year opens for online and mail/fax submission. May 1—Texas Music Scholar nomination materials postmark deadline. May 15—Invited high school jazz ensemble application postmark deadline. June 15—Deadline for Region Honor Band qualifiers to be postmarked to Area Audition Chair. June 22–23—Area Honor Band listening sessions. June 30—All 2016–2017 TMEA memberships expire. June 30—Deadline for Area Honor Band qualifiers to be postmarked to State Band Chair. July 20–22—TBA/TCDA/TODA conventions in San Antonio December 31—TMEA convention mail/fax preregistration deadline. January 25—TMEA convention online early registration deadline. February 14–17, 2018—TMEA Clinic/ Convention in San Antonio.

t was 6:45 A.M. on Wednesday, February 8, and I walked into a still and quiet convention center. Yet, just in a few hours, the area transformed into one bustling with energy. Volunteers, staff, exhibitors, AllState students, and teachers began the excitement of the annual celebration of you, your students, and music education. By 2 P.M. on Saturday, TMEA staff had distributed nearly 30,000 badges (for a report on membership and convention attendees, go to page 77). Our clinic/convention relies on people giving their time and talent in the support of the association. Member registration, All-State student registration, All-State judging, tabulating audition results, performing ensemble organizers, division office staff, clinic presiders, clinic presenters, stage managers, and performance guides are just a few of the duties volunteers help manage for the good of all of the members and students involved. For those who gave their time so freely, we all offer a resounding thank you! Our yearly gathering takes countless hours of planning and organization. From the moment the convention begins, the evaluation process gets underway as we look for ways to improve the experience for everyone involved. Planning for the resources alone to accommodate this demand is a major undertaking. After last year’s convention, adjusting the exhibit hall layout to maximize flow and the experience for everyone involved was one result of this continuous evaluation. The early feedback is that the design adjustments

From the moment the convention begins, the evaluation process gets underway as we look for ways to improve the experience for everyone involved. Southwestern Musician | April 2017 33

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were a major improvement. Program preparation, facilities setup, app development, registration and exhibits management, equipment ordering and distribution, technology support, concert line control, and much more are all important tasks that our multi-talented TMEA staff all help to manage or do themselves. They are each world class and thanks cannot adequately convey the depth of our appreciation for their tireless work and dedication to TMEA. At nine people, our association does not have a large staff, but their 151 combined years of service and selfless multitasking efforts ensure positive experiences for students and members. I hope that at some point, each of you will ask how you can help. A very simple yet meaningful way is by giving feedback on your experience to the TMEA Executive Board or TMEA staff. Any ideas, big or small, are considered to improve the convention. If you would like to see something new, submit your suggestions for consideration (you can email me at munozj@pearlandisd.org, and you can find all Board member email addresses at www.tmea.org/executiveboard). If you would like to attend a specific clinic, encourage someone who knows about that specific topic to submit a clinic to the online system April 1–June 1. We need several hundred volunteers to meet all of the needs of the convention. It can give you a great appreciation of all of the behind-the-scenes work that helps the convention run so smoothly. It can also be a way to meet new people from all across the state that share a passion for music. You can register to volunteer at www.tmea.org/bandvolunteer. I hope you have already applied many of the things you gained from the TMEA Clinic/Convention in your classroom. Be sure you save the date on your calendars for next year’s gathering, February 14–17, 2018. With your feedback and the continued efforts of the TMEA staff, it will be another event that cannot be missed!

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Spring Region Meeting Be sure to make plans to attend your spring TMEA Region meeting, where you will discuss future dates and locations of Region events, finances, clinicians, and more. Be involved in the decision-making process and take advantage of the opportunity to share your views with your colleagues. For your meeting location, date, Southwestern Musician | April 2017 35

and time, go to page 2. If you don’t know in which Region you belong, look it up by your school district at www.tmea.org/ findmyregion. Please make room in your busy calendar for this important meeting. Area Honor Band Listening Centers Area Honor Band listening sessions will take place on June 22–23 at four sites across the state. • Areas A and B: Abilene • Areas C and D: Dallas • Areas E and G: San Antonio • Areas F and H: Houston Please check the TMEA website for Area Chairs, listening dates for each Area, hosts, and sites. Judging panels will adjudicate the same classification for all Areas at a given listening center on consecutive days. Additional information may be found on the Honor Band Competition and Rules webpage under the Band Division menu. Thank you in advance to the chairs, hosts, and judges for these events.

Invited High School Jazz Ensemble Applications Applications and recording submissions to perform at the 2018 TMEA Clinic/Convention as the Invited High School Jazz Ensemble must be submitted online on the TMEA website by midnight, May 15. For additional information, applications, and rules go to www.tmea.org/jazzapplication. Band Division Business Meeting Minutes Thursday, February 9, 2017 CC Stars at Night Ballroom 4 The meeting was called to order at 5:15 P.M. by TMEA Band Division VicePresident Joe Muñoz. A motion was made to approve the minutes from the Band Division Meeting held during the 2016 TMEA Convention as published in the April 2016 SOUTHWESTERN MUSICIAN. This motion was seconded and then approved by the membership. Texas Bandmasters Association President Jeff King gave an update on the 2017 Texas Bandmasters Association

Convention. Special guest speaker and Band Division Featured Clinician Allan McMurray spoke to the membership. Jim Little from National Band Association presented awards and Director of UIL Music Activities Brad Kent gave the UIL Report. Vice-President Muñoz acknowledged and recognized various elected leaders and division volunteers for their service to TMEA. He then recognized the Honor Band finalists and winners for 2016–2017. Muñoz gave an update on this year’s Honor Band process and important reminders concerning the rules, guidelines, timelines, and ethical practices for the Honor Band process. Muñoz asked the membership to send any ideas for the TMEA Centennial Celebration to Dr. Keith Dye or any TMEA Executive Board member. With no new business from the floor, a motion was made and seconded for adjournment, and the meeting adjourned at 6:01 P.M. Minutes submitted by Lester Williams, Clear Springs HS.

Nominate Your Students for the Texas Music Scholar Award The TMEA Music Scholar Award recognizes students in high school music programs who exemplify attributes of meritorious performance in the areas of scholarship, musicianship, and citizenship. Designation is attained by TMEA Active Member recommendation of students in grades 9–12 who have met the following criteria during the current school year: • Is a viable member of the school’s parent musical organization for the entire school year. • Maintains in all cumulative coursework an overall “A” average as defined by the local school district for the current school year. • Maintains academic eligibility for the entire school year. • Participates in all scheduled events of the parent organization. • Attends, as an audience member, two director-approved concert events at the high school, collegiate, or professional level during the school year. • Has auditioned for, been selected to, and participated as required in a TMEA or ATSSB organization (band, orchestra, or choir). • Performs a UIL Prescribed Music List Class 1 solo for a competition or public performance. • Consistently exhibits behavior that brings honor to the parent organization, school, and community.

Go to www.tmea.org/programs/tms to complete and print the application. The printed form must be signed by the appropriate school officials and must be postmarked by May 1 to qualify. Southwestern Musician | April 2017 37

Congratulations TMEA Scholarship Recipients This year, TMEA is awarding $180,000 in scholarship funds for students who will be working toward careers in music education or furthering their current careers with additional studies.

Five-Year Undergraduate Bill Cormack—up to $15,000 Scott Rogers, Judson HS

Past-Presidents—up to $12,500 Jacob Nance, New Deal HS

Past-Presidents Memorial—up to $12,500 Kailyn Kolb, Cypress Falls HS

Executive Board—up to $12,500 Emma Webb, Argyle HS

Jacob Nance, Kailyn Kolb, Emma Webb, and Scott Rogers

One-Year Undergraduate—$2,500

Alan Boudreaux, The Woodlands College Park HS John Cermak, Langham Creek HS Ashley Flood, Cypress Falls HS Andrew Fowler, Allen HS Brock Garrison, North Lamar HS Amy Gravell, McNeil HS Samuel Himes, Timber Creek HS Lesly Hinojosa, Roma HS Maddie Miller, Creekview HS Anthony Reilly, Mansfield Timberview HS Courtnie Smith, Early ISD Noah Villarreal, Odem HS

College Division One-Year Undergraduate—$2,500

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Shelby Roberts, Dallas Baptist Univ Patrick Schmidt, Texas A&M Univ/Kingsville Shannon Skillman, Baylor Univ Connor Towns, Texas State Univ

One-Semester Student Teaching—$2,500 John Barry, Texas Woman’s Univ Breanna Engelhardt, Texas Tech Univ Alexandria Goldberg, Texas Woman’s Univ Mary Grasso, Univ of Texas at Austin Kelsey Hohnstein, Texas Tech Univ Szu-Yun Lo, Trinity Univ Mariana Lopez Levi, Trinity Univ Katie Morris, Texas Tech Univ Jessica Muldrow, Stephen F. Austin State Univ Monica Pasillas, Texas Tech Univ Sarah Posz, Texas Christian Univ Lacy Smith, Univ of North Texas Allison Speziale, Texas Tech Univ Daniel Stephens, Trinity Univ Ashley Tillerson, Texas Tech Univ

One-Year Graduate Study—up to $2,500

Levi Chavis, Reedy HS/Southern Methodist Unv Cassandra Grim, Fenwick ES/VanderCook College of Music Clinton Hardy, Trinity Springs MS/Univ of North Texas Abigail Hawes, Moore Elementary School Tiffany Mosier Russell, Crockett MS/Michigan State Univ Allison Murray, Ted Polk MS/Univ of North Texas Justin West, Univ of North Texas

SMU MUSIC EDUCATORS WORKSHOPS SUMMER 2017 JUNE 7-9: CONVERSATIONAL SOLFEGE, FAME CERTIFICATION COURSE John Feierabend, Instructor JUNE 8-9: INSTRUMENT REPAIR FOR THE BAND DIRECTOR Ann MacMillan, Instructor JUNE 12-16: DEVELOPING AN ORFF SCHULWERK CURRICULUM Julie Scott and Michael Chandler, Instructors JUNE 14-16: ADVANCED CHORAL CONDUCTING Pam Elrod Huffman and Robert Bode, Instructors JUNE 19-21: THE ART OF TEACHING MUSIC: A WORKSHOP FOR BAND DIRECTORS Brian Merrill and Matthew McInturf, Directors

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In Memoriam STRELSA BURKS April 1, 1924–May 29, 2016

Supporting our future

have had the benefit of attending TMEA conventions for 20 years, and I can unequivocally say that this year’s convention was one of the best! I was entertained and learned a great deal by observing the All-State rehearsals with exceptional conductors. I was enthralled by four incredible Honor Orchestra performances featuring talented students and the work of master teachers. And finally, I was moved and inspired by general sessions and clinics that were relevant to issues we are dealing with in music education. Our division’s sincere thanks go to Penny Meitz and the other TMEA Board members for their knowledge, leadership, and expertise in organizing a fantastic convention. Being elected to this position comes with the utmost humility and honor. I look forward to fulfilling the duties of this position to the highest standard. I believe the All-State audition process and Honor Orchestra contest are fundamentally sound. The first year of uploading recordings went smoothly, and I’m excited about all the possibilities this new process will allow. Your ideas, concerns, and suggestions are needed and always welcome as we continue to refine these processes to provide the best possible experience for our students. One of my leading objectives is to develop a stronger mentoring program for our young music educators. I believe this is imperative for our profession as music education continues to grow and as teacher burnout remains on the

A strong mentoring program is imperative for our profession as music education continues to grow and as teacher burn out remains on the rise. 42 Southwestern Musician | April 2017

April/May—Attend your spring Region meeting (see page 2 for details). April 1–June 1—Submit proposals online for the 2018 TMEA convention. May—TMEA membership year opens for online and mail/fax submission. May 1—Texas Music Scholar application materials postmark deadline. May 1—HS Full, JH/MS Full, and JH/MS String Honor Orchestra Part A online submission deadline. June 1—Upload and postmark deadline of entry materials for HS and JH/MS Full, and JH/MS String Honor Orchestra. June 17–18—First round of Honor Orchestra judging (HS and MS/JH Full, MS/JH String). June 30—All 2016–2017 TMEA memberships expire. July 20–22—TODA Convention in San Antonio. August 1—Deadline for waivers to the audition process to be received at TMEA headquarters. September 15—HS String Honor Orchestra Part A online submission deadline. December 31—TMEA convention mail/fax preregistration deadline. January 25—TMEA convention online early registration deadline. February 14–17, 2018—TMEA Clinic/ Convention in San Antonio.

rise. There seems to be an ever-growing disconnect between less experienced and veteran teachers. Countless resources are instantly available, and we should take advantage of them, yet we shouldn’t lose sight of the value and power of one-on-one, face-to-face mentoring. Growing programs and busier schedules often prevent veteran teachers from reaching out to help those less experienced. The challenge then becomes how we connect mentors with protégés in an economical and effective way. Thankfully, the TMEA Mentoring Network is in place and growing by the minute. This network is a fantastic resource, and I look forward to working with the Board to continue refining it. I strongly encourage new teachers and teachers new to Texas to enroll at www.tmea.org/mentor. We also need veteran and retired teachers to sign up so that we can utilize every available resource to support these new teachers and those new to our state. I am also excited to say that conversations with leaders from TODA, Mu Omicron, and TexASTA have already begun. We will continue to reach out to discover how these organizations can help

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us make our mentoring network even more far-reaching and effective. I consider myself fortunate to have come from a family of musicians and that my father served as TMEA Orchestra Division Vice-President in 1989 and 1990. I am also fortunate that my mother had the organization and foresight to save all of my dad’s old SOUTHWESTERN MUSICIAN articles. I enjoyed comparing the April 1989 issue to the most recent one. For instance, our current magazines typically have around 80 pages, a substantial number of which are in full color. The April 1989 issue featured 40 pages all in black and white. It will be fun to continue comparing the past and present issues to see how things have changed and recognize the progress we have made as an organization. I am also interested to see how many ideas presented in the past continue to be relevant today. One of the most intriguing aspects of the April 1989 issue was the President’s column in which Robert McElroy introduced TMEA’s Code of Ethics and Standard Practices. Almost 30 years later, this document continues to provide relevant standards expected of all TMEA members (you can find it at www.tmea.org/about/ policies). This review made me appreciate the lasting influence the TMEA Board has on the growth of this organization. It also made me realize that this position is much more than organizing contests and auditions or choosing clinicians. I do not take the responsibility of this position lightly, and I hope that I, too, will make a lasting impact. I am optimistic about the amazing opportunities and experiences that await us. It is important to realize though that our progress is dependent on your voice and your participation. I encourage you

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to get involved and volunteer to help any way you can (quickly sign up to volunteer at www.tmea.org/orchestravolunteer). Rather than looking at Region meetings and other Region events as another Saturday gone, approach them as opportunities to grow as a teacher, meet new colleagues, and build friendships. TMEA is strong and forward-thinking because of its membership. I look forward to all of the incredible people I will meet and all of the amazing friendships I will build on this journey. Most importantly, I look forward to serving the membership. Orchestra Division Meeting Minutes February 9, 2017, CC 214 AB Penny Meitz, TMEA Orchestra Vice-President, Presiding The meeting was called to order at 5:15 P.M. The minutes from the 2016 Orchestra Division business meeting were approved as printed in the April 2016 SOUTHWESTERN MUSICIAN. Attendees enjoyed a performance by Ha Yong, violin, ASTA Competition Winner. Lamar Smith offered the TODA report: the TODA Convention will be held July 20–22. There are no more Sunday or 8 A.M. sessions, and sessions will be held on the third floor of the convention center in larger meeting rooms. In Old Business, Vice-President Meitz offered an All-State review: Area recordings were uploaded to the Cloud for adjudication. The new recording process opens up the possibility of having multiple geographic sites for future judging. Playback time limits helped to streamline the day. She offered a reminder that when a director enters students into the All-State process, that director is required to judge on the Area/All-State judging weekend. In New Business, election of the new TMEA Orchestra Division VicePresident was held. Brian Coatney was the listed nominee and no nominations were made from the floor. Brian Coatney was elected by acclamation. Meitz recognized several Orchestra Division elected officers, volunteers, and leaders for their service to the students and association members. The meeting adjourned at 5:35 P.M. Minutes submitted by Laurette Reynosa, Bellaire HS.

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The Dreams of Our Founding Fathers and what they mean for the future of music education Our collective efforts on behalf of music education—for every child—are connected in real and meaningful ways to the through lines of our great national history. We’re just one small part of this much larger continuum of fulfilling the dreams of our founding fathers that traverses our history for centuries.

Our forefathers imagined the future they wanted us to have and they imagined it with music education. And today, we live in a nation where music education is nearly universal—just as our founding fathers themselves had envisioned. Now this didn’t happen by accident . . . It happened because of a lot of hard work. We had to fight and battle and scratch and claw for the gains that we made. But, as a result, we now know that we have more students in this country enrolled in music education than ever before.

Every time you walk into your music room, you are living the dreams of our founding fathers by providing a right to study music to each and every one of your students. That’s why it’s so important that we work together to keep their dreams alive, passing on to the next generation so that they will in turn pass it along to the generation after that.

These are the dreams of our founding fathers and it’s up to you and me to make sure that we keep their dreams alive.

Bob Morrison, CEO, Quadrant Research, 2017 TMEA Keynote Speaker

This is the golden era for music education

just as our founding fathers envisioned when they wrote about the future they wanted to have for you and me. Quotes on this page are from Bob Morrison’s 2017 TMEA First General Session Keynote. Watch at www.tmea.org/2017keynote. 48 Southwestern Musician | April 2017

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t’s the month of April—that time of year when many are in UIL performance mode, checking grade eligibility, practicing sightreading drills, coordinating spring trips, conducting next year’s choir auditions, musical rehearsals, and spring pop shows—and all of that just in the first two weeks! Given this demanding month, I hope you’re still energized from our 2017 TMEA Clinic/ Convention. If it’s already a distant memory, I hope this issue will help bring back some of the spark you felt during those inspiring days in San Antonio! A huge thanks go to the past Vocal Division leadership team, whose tireless efforts, hard work, and dedication to excellence provided the membership with a wonderful convention. Congratulations go to our colleagues who were selected to bring performing choirs and to those who presented clinics this year. We are all inspired by their amazing work, and it was an honor to be counted among them. Most importantly, a heart full of gratitude goes to our convention VIPs—the volunteers. I grew up in southeast Fort Worth (Stop Six neighborhood), the youngest child of four. My father was a preacher and my mother was a fourth-grade teacher. At an early age, my parents instilled in me the importance of serving others, volunteering, and giving back to your community. Servant leadership has been a constant in the progression of my life. I say this because I don’t believe you ever get to a point of arrival, but rather that each day is another opportunity to try, to help another person, to mentor, and to give back. I am honored to have the opportunity to serve the incredible membership of the TMEA Vocal Division. As we move forward, I want to encourage

Each day is another opportunity to try, to help another person, to mentor, and to give back. 50 Southwestern Musician | April 2017

April–May—Attend your spring Region meeting (see page 2 for details). April 1–June 1—Submit proposals online for the 2018 TMEA convention. May—TMEA membership year opens for online and mail/fax submission. May 1—Texas Music Scholar nomination materials postmark deadline. May 1—Postmark deadline for 2018 TMEA Convention Performing Choir application and online recording upload deadline. June 30—All 2016–2017 TMEA memberships expire. July 20–22—TCDA Convention in San Antonio. August 1—Deadline for waivers to the audition process to be received at TMEA headquarters. December 31—TMEA convention mail/fax preregistration deadline. January 25—TMEA convention online early registration deadline. February 14–17, 2018—TMEA Clinic/ Convention in San Antonio.

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High School Musicians Grades 9-12 SMALL SCHOOL & LARGE SCHOOL TRACKS CONDUCTORS Dr. Dee Romines HSU Associate Professor of Choral Music Education

Mrs. Cara Naizer Director of Choirs Abilene Cooper High School

CLINICIANS LARGE SCHOOL TRACK

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more members to join me in volunteering. We’ve all heard “It takes a village . . . ,” and I’m here to tell you that in fact it takes a city! In addition to our fall semester judging assignments, consider taking that additional step: perhaps you could host the next round, make copies, set up or break down audition rooms, label score cards, work the tabulations room, or, of course, volunteer for our state convention. When your judging room has finished for the day, ask your host or those hard-working booster parents what you can do to help. This year the Vocal Division had over

90 VIP volunteers, ranging from college freshmen and first-year teachers to our more seasoned saints. I want to challenge each Region across the state to recruit five members to volunteer during the annual convention (go to www.tmea.org/ vocalvolunteer to register online as a volunteer). If we reach this goal, we will have over 165 VIPs, and that is what I would call a good start. I also believe it’s very important that we encourage and mentor our young choir directors to get involved. Believe it or not, the largest number of Texas choral directors in TMEA are

millennials. The future of TMEA belongs to you! Becoming a more involved servant leader within our choral community—mentoring and encouraging one another toward professional and personal growth—this is what we do. This is who we are. We are Texas choral directors—we were born to do this! In the words of Martin Luther King Jr.: Not everybody can be famous. But everybody can be great, because greatness is determined by service. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You don’t have to know about Plato or Aristotle to serve. You don’t have to know Einstein’s theory of relativity to serve. You don’t have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love. Performing at the 2018 Convention Preparing a choir to sing for the TMEA Clinic/Convention can be the most exciting and frightening event of your career. Here are a few things you should know as you prepare: • Complete the application available at www.tmea.org/choirapplication for each choir by April 15. • You’ll need to present 10–15 minutes of music from your current and previous year.

Attend Your Region Meeting APRIL–MAY DETAILS ON PAGE 2 Be involved in the future of your association. 52 Southwestern Musician | April 2017

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June 19 to June 30 Music for Students with Exceptionalities: MUSI 5306.D | Dr. Janice Killian | Distance Only (asynchronous) (O) Foundations of Music Education: MUED 5340.001 | Dr. Keith Dye | 8am–12pm (L/V) Styles in Wind Literature of the 19th & 20th Centuries: MUTH 5305.001 | Dr. Peter Martens | 8am–12pm (L/V) Topics in Band Music Education: Band Repertoire & Trends: MUED 5326.001 | Dr. Eric Allen | 1pm–5pm (L/V) Learning & Music: MUED 5332.001 | Dr. Janice Killian | 1pm–5pm (L/V)

July 11 to August 11 Special Topics: Contemporary Issues in Music Education in Texas: MUSI 7000.D | Dr. Keith Dye | Distance Only (asynchronous) (O) Graduate History Review: MUHL 5300.D | Dr. Stacey Jocoy | Distance Only (asynchronous) (O) Classroom & Rehearsal Behavior Management: MUED 5344.D | Dr. Janice Killian | Distance Only (asynchronous) (O) Advanced Applications of Technology in Music Education: MUSI 5343.D | Dr. Keith Dye | Distance Only (asynchronous) (O) L = Live | O = Online only | V = Video conference

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• Be certain you submit a high quality recording. • Have trusted friends listen to your submissions. Often we are too close to a situation to hear it objectively. • The Vocal Chair forms a listening committee composed of directors who have led previously invited choirs. The committee members will not know the identity of the submitted choir, only the category and submission number (e.g., High School Treble Choir # 83). • The Vocal Chair will contact those choirs selected by the committee and extend the invitation to perform for the convention by June 1. A few things to consider as you apply to be an invited choir: • If selected, the choir members who would perform the following school year are likely not exactly the same as those who sing on the submitted recording—students do graduate! • There will be a financial element. Plan and prepare your choir for financial obligations involved.

is in its third year and, overall, auditions went smoothly, with approximately 2,000 initially beginning the process. We are now analyzing data, reviewing procedure, and fine-tuning for next year’s auditions. A small school steering committee will convene this spring and make recommendations to the Executive Board to further improve this valuable experience. In New Business, support speeches were offered for the 2017–2019 Vocal Division Vice-President. Two nominees for the office were presented: Derrick Brookins from Plano Senior HS and Jed Ragsdale from Tomball Memorial HS. Denise Eaton spoke on behalf of Derrick Brookins and Tammy Patterson spoke on behalf of Jed Ragsdale. As ballots were distributed, Horton thanked the Vocal Division members for their support as he had been elected President-Elect earlier that day. Ballots were collected. Former Vocal Vice-Presidents and those who went on to serve as TMEA President were recognized. Horton also recognized other elected TMEA leaders and the many volunteers for their service

to the association. A moment of silence was offered in memory of Vocal Division members who passed away during the last year. TCDA President Kari Gilbertson brought greetings and gave an overview of the summer convention (July 20–22), which will feature a MS/JH Honor choir Conducted by Derrick Fox and organized by Connie Horton. Vice-President Horton reminded the membership that no All-State Choir tickets will be distributed. Admission to each choir concert will be by TMEA member badge. Anyone without a badge or family ticket will be allowed admission 10 minutes prior to the start of the concerts. However, our new venue, the Stars at Night Ballroom is the largest in Texas, seating over 4,500, compared to the 2,400 seats in Lila Cockrell Theater. Derrick Brookins was announced as the 2017–2019 Vocal Vice-President, and the meeting adjourned at 6:10 P.M. PastPresident Barry Talley conducted “The Lord Bless You and Keep You” to conclude the meeting. Respectfully submitted, Robert Horton, Vocal Vice-President.

• Breathe . . . • Students first! Integrity of the art above personal ambition.

Psalms of

• Remember, much like in any audition, the act of trying does not guarantee a victory each time. • Remember that your submission is not a reflection of you as a teacher or a person (see the third bullet—breathe). • Should you feel the desire to be ambitious and submit to more than one convention within the same school year, well, call me first! Vocal Division Business Meeting Minutes Thursday, February 9, 2017 Grand Hyatt Texas Ballroom Robert Horton, Presiding The meeting was called to order at 5:02 P.M. by Vice-President Robert Horton. The minutes published in the April 2016 SOUTHWESTERN MUSICIAN were approved as printed. In Old Business Vice-President Horton reported that in January, the TMEA Executive Board voted to keep the Small School All-State Choir in perpetuity. This All-State Choir

Our Director ƌ͘ ƌŝĐ WŽƐĂĚĂ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌƟ ƐƟ Đ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ and Conductor of the Brazos Valley Chorale and serves as the Director of Music at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bryan. From 2013-2016, he held the Ɵ ƚůĞ ŽĨ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ŽĨ ŚŽƌĂů ĐƟ ǀŝƟ ĞƐ Ăƚ dĞǆĂƐ ΘD hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ has successfully taught middle school and high school choir in Texas.

Praise & Peace

ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟ ŽŶ ŽĨ ůŝĨĞ͕ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŚŝƉ͕ ĂŶĚ ƌĞůĂƟ ŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ

Who We Are

With Joseph Haydn’s “Te Deum” as the centerpiece, the program will be ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞĚ ŽĨ ĚŝǀĞƌƐŝĮ ĞĚ ƌĞƉĞƌƚŽŝƌĞ ƌĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐĂĐƌĞĚ ĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƟ ŽŶƐ of Vaughan Williams and Distler to secular music of Handel and DƵůŚŽůůĂŶĚ͕ ĂŶĚ Į ŶĂůůǇ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ŵƵƐŝĐ such as “That’s What Friends Are For” and “To Everything There is a Season”.

The Brazos Valley Chorale is a 100+ mixed-voice volunteer chorus serving ƚŚĞ ƌǇĂŶͲ ŽůůĞŐĞ ^ƚĂƟ ŽŶ ĂƌĞĂ͘ KƵƌ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ Ă ĐƌŽƐƐͲƐĞĐƟ ŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ĂƌĞ ĐŽŵŵŝƩ ĞĚ ƚŽ excellence in choral music of all types.

Saturday, May 6, 2017, 6pm Christ United Methodist Church 4201 State Hwy 6 South ŽůůĞŐĞ ^ƚĂƟ ŽŶ͕ dy Proud Member of:

Our program is made possible in part through Hotel Tax Revenue funded from the City of College Station through The Arts Council.

Visit bvchorale.org for more information.

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Texas Summer Flute Symposium Sunday June 11th - Friday June 16th Julee Kim Walker Texas A&M University-Commerce Carol Wincenc The Juilliard School

Leadership, Drum Major & Colorguard Camp Sunday June 18th - Thursday June 22nd Frank Troyka Conn Selmer, System Blue Education Director Koji Mori Lassiter High School, Music For All Summer Symposium Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser Attitude Concepts

Blast of Brass Sunday July 9th - Saturday July 15th Patrick Sheridan International Tuba Artist Ryan Anthony Principal Trumpet, Dallas Symphony Orchestra

All State Choir Camp Saturday July 15th - Tuesday July 18th Randall Hooper Texas A&M University-Commerce

Texas Vocal Arts Camp Sunday July 23rd - Saturday July 29th Jennifer Glidden Texas A&M University-Commerce Corey Trahan Northwestern State University, Strauss Theater In Partnership with System Blue and the 17-Time World Champion Blue Devils Online registration is open now: tamuc.edu / music

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Band (34%) 34% College Students (25%) Elementary (16%) Vocal (15%) Orchestra (7%) 16% College (3%) 15%

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Convention App Downloads

Over 250 clinicians presented informative and inspiring sessions designed to help teachers on the next day in the classroom. As we look toward next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s convention, the following are the top 10 areas attendees said they want to see offered.

The TMEA convention app was downloaded by 14,427 active users.

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Rehearsal techniques Classroom management Teaching methods Repertoire selection Instrument methods Technology integration Recruiting/Retention Urban/rural challenges & solutions Conducting techniques Advocacy/Administrative support

What You Bought Surveyed attendees spent an average $1,097 in the exhibit hall per personâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that would be about $16.5 million in purchases by TMEA members and out-of-state attendees alone! Thanks for supporting our industry partners!

2,505 exhibitors from 560 companies in 1,376 booths

Survey takers reported their purchases by category. The following are the averages of those reported values (>$0). $41,692 Uniforms $14,900 Travel (ensemble travel contract finalized) $369 Instruments/Related Items (reeds, strings, etc.) $344 Technology (equipment, software) $190 Sheet Music $135 Instructional Materials/Aids $66 Music Accessories (cases, rock stops, etc.) $54 Personal Items (jewelry, clothing, gifts, etc.) $93 Other Southwestern Musician | April 2017 59

Cultivating Artistic Experiences Through

the Pedagogy of Joy Entertainment confirms that the world is the way you think it is—and that feels great. The distinction of the artistic experience is, however, that it happens outside of what we already know.

Inherent in the artistic experiences is the capacity to expand our sense of the way the world is or might be. That’s the power zone. When a young person, or not-so-young person, expands her sense of what’s possible, she has slipped into the artistic experience, whether she’s playing Katy Perry’s Firework or Handel’s Messiah.

Eric Booth, 2017 TMEA Keynote Speaker

Are we doing everything we can to enhance the joyfulness of the experiences in our group? Your kids can play! And your kids can sing! Are they having artistic experiences? Are they expanding outside of what they already know and getting addicted to the pleasure of that ambition inside themselves so that they can take that intrinsic motivation out into all of the challenges of their world?

Radical inclusion: not just that every kid belongs . . . but that everyone succeeds and becomes a crucial asset to the program. I made it up, but the law of 80% is something you know to be true: 80% of what we teach is who we are. 80% of our potential to light up that intrinsically motivated fire comes from who we are in the room with those learners— the way we listen, the way we improvise, the way we identify moments of success, the way we invite people to go further—

through the pedagogy of joy, not just the pedagogy of known technique. The power of that is what disrupts the entrenched cycles of poverty and difficulty, and for kids who don’t have poverty or difficulty, lights up a much wider set of potentials.

Quotes on this page are from Eric Booth’s 2017 TMEA Second General Session Keynote. Watch at www.tmea.org/2017keynote. 60 Southwestern Musician | April 2017

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ur annual convention has come and gone, and this year’s was quite an event! As always, the convention was successful in large part because of all the wonderful people who worked so tirelessly to make it so. Thanks go to everyone who volunteered their time and talent, and special thanks go to Juli Salzman, our outgoing Elementary Vice-President. Not only did she invite the most talented clinicians and performing groups around, but she also let me shadow her in preparation for my new role. I’ve certainly got my work cut out for me. Lastly, our collective thanks go to everyone who attended our convention as participants. If it weren’t for you, there wouldn’t be a convention worth attending! 2018 TMEA Clinic/Convention If you’re like me, you start looking forward to next year’s convention as soon as you’re on the road home from San Antonio. And if you couldn’t attend this year, surely seeing the images and reading about this year’s success throughout this issue should motivate you to attend next year! Given that, I hope you don’t let the cost of the convention stand in the way of your attendance. I know our elementary schools differ vastly across our great state and some of us have more resources than others. Start planning now for how you can make the trip next year. Have a fundraiser. Ask a local business to sponsor your attendance. If you’ve asked your principal for funds before but were denied, ask again. And, when you ask, be sure to have a documented plan. When you meet to discuss it, show your administrator the amazing four-minute video that explains exactly what the convention is, and remind them that you can easily earn 15+ hours of CPE credit during your attendance (www.tmea.org/attend). Make it impossible for your principal to

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April–May—Attend your spring Region meeting (see page 2 for details). April 1–June 1—Submit clinic proposals online for the 2018 TMEA convention. May—TMEA membership year opens for online and mail/fax submission. June 15—Postmark deadline for 2018 TMEA Convention Performing Group application and DVD. June 15–16—CEDFA Summit 18, Austin Airport Hilton. June 30—All 2016–2017 TMEA memberships expire. July 20–22—TCDA Convention in San Antonio. December 31—TMEA convention mail/fax preregistration deadline. January 25—TMEA convention online early registration deadline. February 14–17, 2018—TMEA Clinic/ Convention in San Antonio.

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say no. And when you get back, make sure to thank your principal for their help and share all the new things you learned. In planning your pitch to attend our convention, don’t forget the exhibit hall. This opportunity is another aspect of the convention that might help sway your principal. Our exhibitors often offer special discounts for items bought while at the convention. If they run out of an item, they’ll usually let you order the product during the convention at the discounted price and ship it to you. This is also the event that offers you the unique opportunity to make a hands-on comparison of the quality of the materials and instruments before you purchase them. Publishers Showcases allow you to listen to a myriad of musicals, and if you’re really lucky you might even run into your favorite composer. Ask your principal for an open purchase order. All you have to do is communicate with your principal and secretary about the vendors where you plan to spend money. Let them know how much money you plan to spend with each and request an open purchase order per vendor. The great thing about open purchase orders is that you don’t have to spend all the money. For example, if my open purchase order is for $200 at XYZ Music Company, but I spend only $75, I’ll still have the remaining $125 in my account when I get back home. Make sure to have physical copies with you during the convention—you never know when you’ll have a chance to spend money. The bottom line is that even with the investment for you to attend, the school can ultimately

Thank You, Elementary Division Volunteers! Our convention was an incredible success because of the amazing work of members who gave their time to ensure everyone had the best possible experience. Thank you!

save money (while you become an even better teacher for them!). I’ve never met a principal who wasn’t concerned about the school’s budget. Outside your conversations about the convention, also take every opportunity to remind your that music class is more than just a planning period for the foundation subject teachers. Take in scholarly articles about the importance of music education in a child’s development. Study after study shows that our students benefit from music education. Be an effective advocate for yourself and your students. The Convention: Exactly What We Needed The last thing I want to offer is how thankful I am for our convention. The wonderful thing about this annual event is that it has always been exactly what I needed. When I was a new teacher I was a sponge. I attended every session possible, and I took meticulous notes. The fact that I could talk with a clinician whose materials I use every day in class blew my mind! Around the 4- or 5-year mark, the convention became a welcome break from the chaos of daily teaching, offering me the renewal of energy and resources to successfully complete the year. How wonderful is it that it’s halfway between winter break and spring break! Now as a better-prepared teacher, when I attend the convention, I am reminded that there is always something new to learn that can help me be a better teacher for all of my students. And in this phase of my career, our event has also become more like a family reunion where I reconnect with colleagues and friends I’ve met along the way. College friends and professors— check. Friends I’ve met while working on my Orff certification—check. That lady whose name I can’t remember but who always chats with me at every folk dancing session—check! Though I may be the lone wolf on my campus, thanks to TMEA, I am never truly alone.

Apply to Perform at the 2018 Clinic/Convention We are again asking that you submit a DVD of your choir or instrumental ensemble for an opportunity to perform at the 2018 TMEA Clinic/Convention, February 14–17, in San Antonio. We will continue to have categories for auditioned and non-auditioned school choirs, district or city honor choirs, as well as instrumental and Orff ensembles. The selection committee will be listening for choirs that perform with lovely head voices, proper diction, and excellent pitch matching. Instrumental ensembles should have outstanding technique, appropriate tempos, and accurate rhythms. The deadline to apply is June 15. For an application, go to www.tmea.org/elementaryapplication. Elementary Division Meeting Minutes February 9, 2017, 5:15 p.m., Hemisfair Ballroom 1 Juli Salzman, Presiding Vice-President Juli Salzman called the meeting to order at 5:18 P.M. She introduced Elementary Division Region Chairs, room sponsors, reception committee members, Elementary Division Invited Choir and Ensemble Directors, and she recognized previous Elementary Division Vice-Presidents for their service to TMEA. With no nominations being made from the floor, it was moved and seconded that Casey Medlin be elected by acclamation, and the vote carried. Debra Johnson, TCDA Elementary Vice-President, spoke briefly about the 2017 Convention in San Antonio (July 20–22), and entertainment was provided by Fara Bango from Exley Elementary in Katy ISD, Sabrina Silva and Jerry Manto, directors. More than $26,000 in door prizes were presented from the division’s generous industry sponsors. The meeting adjourned at 6:20 P.M. Minutes submitted by Karen Pointer, Southside ES.

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April/May—Attend your spring Region meeting (see page 2 for details). April 1–June 1—Submit proposals online for the 2018 TMEA Clinic/Convention. May—TMEA membership year opens for online and mail/fax submission. June 30—All 2016–2017 TMEA memberships expire. October 13—College Division Fall Conference. December 31—TMEA convention mail/fax preregistration deadline. January 25—TMEA convention online early registration deadline. February 14–17, 2018—TMEA Clinic/ Convention in San Antonio.

During this February’s Clinic/Convention, TMEA offered a new construct for four sessions on urban music education. Rather than the standard presentation style, these sessions invited attendees to sit together at round tables and benefit from a shared dialogue on topics important to them in their urban school environment. Leading two of these sessions was Kate Fitzpatrick, author of Urban Music Education: A Practical Guide for Teachers. These sessions were inspired by the 2016 TMEA Summer Dialogue on Urban Teaching, in which we used Fitzpatrick’s book as a resource. You can learn more from participants in these sessions on page 20. I had the chance to visit with Fitzpatrick following this year’s convention, and I asked her what some of the takeaways were for music teacher educators and music education students based on the conversations she had with those in attendance. Fitzpatrick said that music teacher educators need to continue to emphasize context more when talking about any school setting—urban, suburban, or rural. A rich understanding of the setting in which instruction takes place can help teachers make decisions about when, how, and why to teach certain things and can help preservice teachers understand better what they observe when they visit schools. These comments reminded me of Schwab’s (1983) Four Common Places,

Music teacher educators should continually engage in activities and dialogue that help students understand the context in which the music teaching occurs in every setting. Southwestern Musician | April 2017 69

which has been used to examine music classrooms (see Raiber & Teachout, 2014 for a more thorough exploration of this concept). Schwab contended that four elements must be considered when doing any kind of planning for instruction: the students, the teacher, the subject matter, and the environment. Fitzpatrick emphasized that music teacher educators could often do a better job of emphasizing context or environment and how that interacts and influences teaching, planning, and curriculum. In Fitzpatrick’s view, music teacher educators often unintentionally normalize an orientation that there is regular teaching and there is the other kind of teaching that might apply to urban and underserved schools. To get beyond that, she recommends that music teacher educators continually engage in activities and dialogue that help students understand the context in which the music teaching occurs in every setting. For instance, we might help students discover answers to questions like these: What resources are available to students and teachers here? What is the home and family life like? When does music study

typically start? What kind of jobs are there in the community? What is the income level? What proportion of students are on free and reduced lunch? Fitzpatrick also lamented the fact that music teacher educators will sometimes arrange one-shot visitations or field experience placements to expose preservice teachers to urban schools. Failing to properly prepare preservice teachers to observe, unpack, and understand the teaching and learning contexts in these settings is a disservice to these future teachers. In fact, these types of visits may actually reinforce preservice teachers’ negative stereotypes and misconceptions about these settings. Getting preservice teachers to consider the environmental settings of their own backgrounds and then unpacking the conceptions and misconceptions of the culture, resources, and backgrounds of the schools they visit is an important step toward engaging students successfully. If we can get preservice teachers in their field experience and clinical teaching settings to think more about context—even before they think about planning and pedagogy—they will be more successful

For More Information Fitzpatrick-Harnish, K. (2015). Urban music education: A practical guide for teachers. New York: Oxford University Press. Raiber, M. & Teachout, D. (2014). The journey from music student to teacher: A professional approach. New York: Routledge. Schwab, J. J. (1983). The practical 4: Something for curriculum professors to do. Curriculum Inquiry, 13 (3), 239-265. leaders and teachers in these settings. Context informs content and delivery. How do preservice and new teachers learn about context in the schools in which they observe and teach? Fitzpatrick recommends having them interview or observe key players in the environment such as custodians, principals, and secretaries, as well as the one or two teachers whom every student on campus seems to respect. Watching these individuals interact with students—both during and between classes—can help preservice teachers develop a richer knowledge of context about the student and

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community strengths and needs before music instruction. Above all, helping to morph the paradigm away from normal teaching vs. the other teaching is an important shift music teacher educators can facilitate through purposeful activities and discussion about context. 2017 Clinic/Convention Recap For the second year, Texas colleges were invited to have a continual presence in the College Fair section of the exhibit hall during regular hours of the convention. The location for this year’s college exhibitors was moved to a different part of the exhibit hall space. Also this year, each school was provided a corner booth to facilitate interaction with visitors. We received a great deal of (mostly positive) feedback on this new arrangement, and I invite you to continue to share your thoughts on all aspects of this event with me. Another change involved the location of our College Division Research Poster Session held on Thursday afternoon. As with any new venture, we experienced a few growing pains related to this move, and we are already making plans to improve next year’s layout and location to facilitate even more interaction and to give everyone a little more breathing room. Again, please feel free to send me any suggestions or thoughts about this event. Looking Ahead In the next few months, I hope you can continue to make connections by participating in upcoming College Division events. I invite you to join other faculty colleagues in Austin on Friday, October 13, for our College Division Fall Conference. This is our primary work session for the division and our committees each year, and the conference has become an energized day of discussion and brainstorming. Whether your institution is large or small, public or private, two- or four-year, you can find colleagues within our College Division family to serve as sounding boards for issues that challenge our profession. Additionally, consider connecting with other college faculty by serving on one or more of the committees in our division. We have committees and special interest

groups focusing on Research, Two-Year Colleges, Keyboard, Inclusion, College Students, and String Project. If you’d like to serve on any of the College Division committees, please let me know. I hope you will consider proposing a clinic session for next year’s Clinic/ Convention and will encourage your colleagues to do the same. Popular topics include teaching methods, rehearsal techniques, repertoire selection, classroom management, and working with students with special needs. Proposals can be submitted at www.tmea.org/clinicproposals April 1 through June 1. I also hope that you and your graduate students will consider sharing your research activities in our Research Poster Session. Selected proposals from the pool of accepted poster presentations will be eligible for publication in Texas Music Education Research which is the official research journal of the College Division. This publication is available online and is a fully indexed research periodical. Poster session proposals are accepted online in the fall. Learn more at www.tmea.org/ papers. College Division Business Meeting Minutes Thursday, February 9, 5:15 p.m., CC 310, Si Millican, Presiding The meeting was called to order by College Division Vice-President Si Millican. Division members present introduced themselves. The minutes from the October 2016 College Division Fall Conference were approved as printed in SOUTHWESTERN MUSICIAN. Vice-President Millican shared several convention announcements from the College Division and highlighted featured clinicians, performances, the College Fair, TMEA scholarships, the new Collegiate Music Educator Award, and Texas Future Music Educators chapter growth. Amanda Soto (Texas State Univ) shared the Student Advisory Committee report. Approximately 12 students attended the Collegiate Texas Music Educators Leadership Summit held on the first evening of the convention, which featured President Denese Odegaard of the National Association for Music Education and Tim Lautzenheiser, Ball State University. Soto asked faculty

to let her know if they had any student organization on campus, even if it was not associated with TMEC or NAfME and encouraged college students to run for state office positions. Carla Cash (Texas Tech Univ) delivered a report from the Keyboard Committee featuring plans for two statewide surveys (one investigating the prevalence of piano instruction in public schools and a second study investigating public school teachers’ use of piano skills in their professional and personal lives). Cash presented an updated Keyboard Committee membership list. Russell Gavin (Baylor Univ) reported that the Inclusion Committee presented highlights from their ongoing survey analysis at this year’s convention and mentioned that these sessions had generated excellent discussion and promoted healthy dialogue among the TMEA membership. The committee is excited to continue conversations with UIL Music Director Brad Kent regarding inclusion in UIL events. Amy Simmons (UT/Austin), chair of the Research Committee recognized and thanked all those who helped review research poster submissions this year and recognized the work the TMEA staff put in to move the submission process online. There were 58 posters accepted this year, and February 28 is the deadline to submit final versions of papers from those posters for publication consideration in Texas Music Education Research. The committee continues to work to develop a publication timeline for TMER articles to assist authors and reviewers. The Two-Year College committee deferred their report until a later date and asked that members communicate any concerns to chair Kathy Mayer (Northwest Lakeview College). The Article Review committee had no report. In new business, Elizabeth Chappell (Univ of North Texas) asked if there could be a String Project Committee established or that there could be meeting time reserved at the College Division Fall Conference for faculty involved in those types of groups to get together. Vice-President Millican agreed to reserve meeting time for that group at the Fall Conference. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:55 P.M.

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2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Active

10,972

11,099

10,615

11,007

11,779

11,979

12,739

13,137

552

545

599

622

720

748

875

904

3,217

3,457

3,495

3,397

3,627

3,835

4,232

4,328

511

525

568

539

549

571

582

717

Total

15,323

15,704

15,353

15,640

16,763

17,199

18,493

19,145

Convention Attendees

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

9,102

9,120

8,417

8,780

9,245

9,680

10,259

10,457

412

414

594

468

495

525

576

568

N/A

College Students

3,016

3,128

3,170

3,074

3,290

3,535

3,796

3,830

Exhibitors/Sustaining

2,217

2,159

2,287

2,358

2,510

2,509

2,819

2,727

418

531

590

314

596

661

795

1,014

Retired Institutional College Students Sustaining

Active Retired Institutional

Texas Future Music Educators All-State Students

1,586

1,596

1,593

1,587

1,644

1,748

1,750

1,778

Participants

2,703

2,642

2,452

2,611

2,910

2,559

2,776

2,818

Out-of-State Attendees Visitors/Family/Chaperons Total

187

223

226

271

294

292

310

290

6,281

6,470

5,882

5,119

5,680

5,197

6,150

6,141

26,045

26,340

25,265

24,644

26,716

26,756

29,281

29,623

2017 Convention Meeting Minutes TMEA STATE BOARD MEETING Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, 5:30 p.m. Marriott Riverwalk Hotel, San Antonio A buffet dinner was served and President Dinah Menger called the meeting to order at 6:02 P.M. The following members were present: Executive Board and Staff: Dinah Menger, President Keith Dye, Past-President Andy Sealy, President-Elect Joe MuĂąoz, Band Vice-President Robert Horton, Vocal Vice-President Si Millican, College Vice-President Robert Floyd, Executive Director Kay Vanlandingham, Administrative Director Brad Kent, Ex Officio, UIL State Director of Music State Board: Region 1: Ginger Denny, Carolyn Terrell Region 2: Mark Rohwer, Ronald Chapman Region 3: Jeffrey Jones, Margaret Wis, Karen Lewis Region 4: Arnie Lawson, Jan Blize Region 5: Dianne Babcock, Betsy Clark Region 6: Jeffrey Whitaker Region 7: Michael Childs, Shirley Johnston, Cindy Franklin Region 8: Darrell Umhoefer, Brent Colwell, Deborah Barrick Region 9: Dana Pradervand, Peter Kempter, Jerriald Dillard Region 10: Greg Rose Region 11: Gilbert Sanchez Region 12: Mark Buley, Angus McLeod, Ed Gonzales Region 13: Lisa Stiles, Rhonda Klutts

Region 14: David Edge, Marcia Peterson Region 15: Stacy Gonzalez, Jose Barrera Region 16: Tom SoRelle, Lindsey Spitsberg, Ashley Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Bosky Region 17: William Few Region 18: David Beussman, Cathy Benford Region 19: Gary Hebert, Michael Allen Region 20: Reagan Brumley, Peter Ward Region 21: Denny Whitley, Louis Robinett, Tommy Corley Region 22: Timothy Andrade, Arturo Uribe Region 23: Kyle Coleman, Dorothy Wilson Region 24: Chris Cansler Region 25: Todd Dixon, Cindy Johnston Region 26: Thomas Turpin Region 27: Bingiee Shiu, Brian Drake, Sharon Paul Region 28: Denise Pitcock Region 29: James Hare, Wanetta Hill Region 30: Mark Eastin, Darla McBryde Region 31: Michael Dean, Brian Murray, Angela Pedigo Region 32: Charles Aguillon, Lisa Holt Region 33: Daniel Ponce, Elisabeth Hale President Dinah Menger led the gathering in the TMEA Oath of Office and introduced members of the Executive Board and TMEA staff. UIL State Director of Music Bradley Kent reported that there was a bill before the legislature that if passed would allow homeschool students to participate in UIL contests. Executive Director Robert Floyd reported that as of 11 a.m. on February 8, TMEA Active membership stood at 12,335, Retired membership at 781, College membership at 2,612, with 10,119 convention preregistrants. Southwestern Musician | April 2017 77

A total of 1,376 exhibit hall booths have been reserved with 560 companies represented. The convention will open with the First General Session at 8:30 a.m. Thursday in Lila Cockrell Theater with Bob Morrison delivering the keynote address. The Second General Session on Friday morning will spotlight members of the All-State Mixed Choir, Symphonic Band, and Symphony Orchestra, as well as Eric Booth’s keynote address. The Wednesday President’s Concert will feature The Real Group, an a cappella ensemble from Sweden. The three-day College Fair event will boast of 73 booths, and 56 booths have been reserved for College Night, for a total of 129 booths sold. Financial/Office Report – Total value: $6,856,138 in reserves and investments at end of 2016 calendar year. Executive Director Floyd reported this past calendar year TMEA earned $220,420 in its investments, diversified in US and foreign stocks, medium and long term bonds, and money markets. Floyd further reported that TMEA Scholarship Fund/Royalties has $1,229,762 in similar diversification, with earnings of $57,009 this past calendar year and $44,235 in checking as of January 5. Floyd reminded those present of the requirement for all Divisions and sub-Divisions to file a biannual Region Financial Report. He also stated that Divisions that fail to file financial reports may be flagged for an audit. Two grievances have been filed this year, one resulting in a Level-One penalty and the other resulting in a Level-Two penalty. Floyd presented a brief report on State Board of Education, TEA, and legislative updates. He shared there are no issues before the SBOE that could potentially impact arts education. He reported that during the current session TMEA’s primary goal will be to not lose ground for arts education in current law and rule. He indicated that we would be working to have a presence in the A–F accountability system. TMEA has no plans to file any stand-alone bills but will look for opportunities to amend other legislation that might improve the position of fine arts in the Distinguished level of the Foundation School Program. He asked that any members contact him if disconcerting issues relative to law and rule were surfacing in their respective districts. As it relates to TEA, Floyd shared that he had met with curriculum staff at TEA in December and they assured him the waiver of No Pass No Play law for UIL C&SR Evaluation was still in the queue for consideration. He also stated that TMEA had been closely involved in State Board for Educator Certification issues and had positively impacted teacher preparation and certification rule. Administrative Director Kay Vanlandingham reported that the student membership of Texas Future Music Educators has grown to 1,497 student members, with 1,101 preregistered for convention. Vanlandingham added that 2,237 students from 213 high schools were honored as Texas Music Scholars last year. The entry deadline for TMS is May 1. Motion to adjourn was entertained by President Menger at 7:05 p.m. Motion passed. TMEA STATE BOARD MEETING Saturday, February 11, 2017, 9:30 a.m., CC Room 224 President Dinah Menger called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. The following members were present: Executive Board and Staff: Dinah Menger, President Keith Dye, Past-President Andy Sealy, President-Elect Joe Muñoz, Band Vice-President Si Millican, College Vice-President Robert Floyd, Executive Director Frank Coachman, Deputy Director 78 Southwestern Musician | April 2017

Kay Vanlandingham, Administrative Director State Board: Region 1: Ginger Denney Region 2: Mark Rohwer, Garry Keller, Ronald Chapman Region 3: Jeffrey Jones, Karen Lewis Region 4: Jan Blize Region 5: Dianne Babcock Region 6: Steven Dojahn Region 7: Michael Childs, Cindy Franklin Region 8: Darrell Umhoefer, Deborah Barrick Region 9: Dana Pradervand Region 10: Greg Rose, Renee Kloes Region 11: Richard Flores Region 12: Mark Buley, Ed Gonzales Region 13: Lisa Stiles, Reece Nagai Region 14: David Edge, Marcia Peterson Region 15: Jose Barrera Region 16: Tom SoRelle, Lindsey Spitsberg, Ashley O’Bosky Region 17: Greg Dick, William Few Region 18: David Beussman, Cathy Benford Region 19: Gary Hebert, Michael Allen Region 21: Denny Whitley, Tommy Corley Region 22: Timothy Andrade, Arturo Uribe Region 23: Kyle Coleman, Desiree Overree Region 24: Ann Smith Region 27: Bingiee Shiu Region 28: Michael Corcoran, Shane Shinsato Region 29: James Hare, Wanetta Hill Region 30: Mark Eastin, Darla McBryde Region 32: Bryan Christian, Lisa Holt Region 33: Daniel Ponce, Elisabeth Hale Convention Report: Executive Director Robert Floyd announced that not all membership counts have been vetted, but it appears that the Active membership stands at 13,108. TMEA will continue to look for ways to more efficiently handle the large numbers of registrants on Thursday morning. At peak times, data indicates that 30 badges a minute were printed. Floyd reported that exhibitors were elated with traffic in the exhibit halls and College Fair/College Night were a huge success. The convention mobile app was very popular. A full convention report will be published in the April magazine. Region Reports: Regions not listed offered no report. Region 1: Thanked the Executive Board for their diligence and service regarding the realignment process and for answering questions about realignment and apportionment, reporting that all ran smoothly. Region 2: Thanked the Executive Board for their hard work on the convention and asked if the public will have the opportunity to provide input about the current Region/Area alignment and apportionment. Region 3: Expressed thankfulness to the TMEA Executive Board and staff. Region 4: Thanked the Executive Board and TMEA staff for their unselfish service and leadership in helping make music education the envy of other states and even other countries. In the realignment process the Vocal Division of Region 4 lost seven school districts that had previously received a waiver to participate in Region 4 due to their small school make-up. Those seven districts made up an average of over 30% of the Region Choir. Region 4 requested that their unique circumstances be taken into consideration when studying future realignment. The Region 4 Vocal Division is more concerned with quality of the Region performance than travel time.

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Region 5: Thanked the Executive Board for a wonderful convention. Region 7: Expressed gratitude for a great convention. Region 8: Thanked the Board and TMEA staff. Region 9: Thanked the Board for an excellent convention. Region 11: Thanked the Executive Board for an outstanding convention. Expressed concern about the current alignment because the schools in the Region are predominately 5A schools. Region 12: Thanked the Executive Board and TMEA staff and stated that because they lost many 5A schools the cost of running contests was extremely high. Region 13: Thanked the Board for a wonderful convention and for their service. Region 15: Voiced dissatisfaction that the Region 15 meeting was scheduled at the La Quinta rather than in the convention center. Their Region has concerns regarding alignment and apportionment, but understands this will be a two-year process. Region 16: Expressed appreciation for a fantastic convention and thanked the Executive Board and TMEA staff for their diligent work on alignment and apportionment. Region 18: Thanked the Board for a great convention. Region 21: Voiced appreciation for a great convention and added that the Band and Vocal Divisions had questions and concerns about apportionment and current alignment. Region 22: Thanked the leaders for a wonderful convention and stated that the Band and Vocal Divisions in the Region had concerns about the current alignment and apportionment. Region 23: Thanked the Executive Board and staff for a great convention. Region 24: Thanked the Executive Board for their hard work. Region 27: Expressed concern that due to the high traffic in surrounding eateries, the All-Staters did not have enough time to eat lunch on Thursday and Friday. Region 28: Thanked the Executive Board and staff for the performance opportunities provided to their Invited Ensembles and Honor Band. The Region is not happy with the diminished opportunities for students to participate in an All-State ensemble. Region 28 experienced a loss of Area and All-State representation due to apportionment and believe the process is flawed. Region President Michael Corcoran said, “If the Board thinks an area of the state deserves more chairs that is fine, just give us back our numbers.” Denise Pitcock was recognized for the many years of leadership she has provided. Region 29: Thanked the Board for the work they have done to produce a great convention. The members of the Region share the concerns of Region 11 and 12 about the problems created by splitting San Antonio into three different Regions. Region 32: Reported that their Region had a very successful inaugural year and thanked the Executive Board for their support. Region 33: Reported that one member of the Region was displeased because TMEA did not provide seed money for the Vocal Division. Tommy Corley moved to adjourn. Motion passed. The meeting concluded at 10:22 a.m. First General Session Lila Cockrell Theater, San Antonio, Texas Thursday, February 9, 2017, 8:30 a.m. President Dinah Menger called the First General Session of the 2017 TMEA Clinic/Convention to order at 8:34 a.m. and introduced the members of the Executive Board and staff in attendance. Robert Horton was recognized as the official candidate for the office 80 Southwestern Musician | April 2017

of President-Elect. There being no additional nominations from the floor, nominations were closed. Stan McGill moved that Robert Horton be elected by acclamation. Motion passed. Gene Holkup, chair of the Agenda Committee, thanked his committee members and reported there were no items in the Agenda Box. Four high school students were recognized as 2017–2018 TMEA multiyear scholarship winners: • Scott Rogers, a student from Judson HS, was presented the Bill Cormack Scholarship. • Jacob Nance, from New Deal HS, was recognized as the PastPresidents Scholarship winner. • The Past-Presidents Memorial Scholarship was presented to Kailyn Kolb, a student from Cypress Falls HS. • Emma Webb from Argyle HS was recognized as the Executive Board Scholarship Winner. Other TMEA scholarship winners, past and present, were recognized in the audience. TMEA will award $180,000 this year in scholarships to current and future music educators. Bob Morrison, arts advocate and founder of Quadrant Arts Education Research, delivered a multi-media presentation entitled “Dreams of Our Founding Fathers and What They Mean for the Future of Music Education” which chronicled the founders’ vision—music education for all citizens—and he charged the audience with keeping that dream alive. There being no further business, President Menger declared the meeting adjourned at 9:26 a.m. Second General Session Lila Cockrell Theater, San Antonio, Texas Friday, February 10, 2017, 8:30 a.m. Past-President Keith Dye introduced President Dinah Menger who then conducted members of the 2017 All-State Symphonic Band, Symphony Orchestra, and Mixed Choir in performing the national anthem and “My Country, ’Tis of Thee.” Past-President Keith Dye called the meeting to order at 8:47 a.m. Administrative Director Kay Vanlandingham read the minutes of the First General Session held on February 9, 2017. The minutes were approved as read. President Menger recognized TMEA Past-Presidents and Advisory Committee members. Ashley Johnson, chair of the TMEA Public Relations Committee, reported that the 2016 SAT National Average is 1,090. The 2016 SAT Texas Average is 1,020. The TMEA All-State Overall Average is 1,273. President Menger presented the outgoing Executive Board members plaques in appreciation of their years of service to TMEA: Penny Meitz, Orchestra; Robert Horton, Vocal; and Juli Salzman, Elementary. President Menger expressed gratitude to Keith Dye, outgoing PastPresident, and introduced President-Elect Andy Sealy, who presented Menger with the Past-President’s plaque. Eric Booth delivered the keynote address about the music educator’s role in cultivating artistic experiences for all students. He underscored the idea that music educators should be practicing the pedagogy of joy, not just the pedagogy of known technique—thereby disrupting the cycles of poverty and difficulty and broadening the experience for all students. President-Elect Sealy reported the following divisional election results for Vice-President: Brian Coatney, Orchestra; Derrick Brookins, Vocal; and Casey Medlin, Elementary. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:47 a.m.

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